Pella Hostesses and Clubs Entertain Town Society
Social rounds in Pella feature M. E. Circle at Mrs. John Hoeksema’s home on Lincoln street with informal afternoon and dainty refreshments. Mother's Club gathering at Mrs. C. Evers’ led to visiting, sewing, and a lawn picnic lunch. Announcements include marriage news and an anniversary dinner with multiple local families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Circle
John Hoeksema
Lincoln Street
Stuart Goad
Ruth Goad
Peoria
Ill
Harry Lathrop
Rose Hill
Dolores
Walter Koopman
Pella
First Baptist Church
Lancaster
Rose Hill High School
Oskaloosa
Gerrit Koopman
Post Office
Oskaloosa Street
Pella Af
C. E. Sheeler
N. H. Petty
J. Branshart
Monroe
J. G. Vander Pol
Betty Jane
Des Moines
R. C. Woods
Col
P.’D.’ Wagaman
Great Stir on Peter’s Escape and Early Church Persecution
A sermon notes acts 12 detailing Herod’s persecution of the church, Peter’s miraculous release by an angel, and the surrounding church prayers at Mary’s house. It contrasts satanic opposition with divine deliverance, and ends by foreshadowing Christ’s return and the trumpet calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Herod
James
John
Church of Christ
Jerusalem
Christ
Satan
God
Church
Jesus
Ameer
Polar
Ghalna Agilldi
Hanna
Mary
John Mark
Rhoda
All's Wells
Jésus
Inga
After the Rapture A Household Awaits Without Warning
The reader envisions a morning after the church is taken up, with missing family members triggering shock across unsaved communities. It details likely chaos in homes, police, trains, fires, and schools, then a grim post-rapture world under Satan until Christ returns and the faithful are finally saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Lord
Jesus
Paul
Christ
God
Calvary
Satan
Russia
Israel
Abraham
Fashionable Tour of 1854 Excursion Marks High Society
The Fashionable Tour of 1854 drew prominent Midwest statesmen editors and an ex president to celebrate the Rock Island Railroad completion to Davenport. Two trains left Chicago June 5, reached Rock Island, steamed upriver with speeches and music, arrived St Paul June 8, then returned to Chicago six days later. William J. Petersen details the trip in The Palimpsest August issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Davenport
Middle West
United States
Minnisota Jacket Co
St. Paul
Chicago
America
William 3. Petersen
Law of mankind and the inner law of the upright
A discussion on morality over formal law, arguing that a just person follows inner conscience rather than man made statutes. It cites Pike Coke Shakespeare Webster and Webster to claim reason and natural law guide true conduct beyond national laws. The piece reflects on maturity and the limits of human laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Pike
Sir Edward Coke
Daniel Webster
Law of God and personal responsibility quoted in reflection
The speaker argues that ethical breaches incur eventual payment, urging restitution and accountability. Observing natural and spiritual laws, they stress humility before God, the unseen witnesses of conscience, and the inevitability of reaping what is sown. They foresee future spiritual discoveries and affirm moral accountability to one’s soul.
The Trash Came Back
James was praised for cleaning the yard but the next day the yard was worse. He blames a new neighbor who keeps throwing trash back over the fence. The pair consider moving if better neighbors cannot be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Dusty Man Out for More Jest, Says Local Column
A brief city column mocks a man described as made of dust, claiming his ambitions are unusually grand. The item uses playful tone to imply a restless character seeking more in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fae Beurre
Goris
Reunion of Sixth and Eleventh Ordinance Guards Held in Knoxville
William S. Van Hemert attended the Sixth and Eleventh Ordinance Guards reunion in Knoxville where 64 members from 20 towns within a 400 mile radius gathered. The event included a hospital tour in the afternoon and was described as very enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. van Hemert
Ordinance Guards Company
Knoxville
Veterans’ Hospital
A Rapid Change Artist at Court Scene
A busy lawyer opens a case against an offender with virulent rhetoric, claiming the prisoner is the largest liar and scoundrel across seven states. His partner reveals the prisoner is his client, yet the attorney preserves his calm stance and shifts to a defense of good men amid gossip.
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South Dakota
Henry J. Vande Voort
Wilma
Marion Vanden Oever
Trenton
Vanden Oever
Heerema Drug Store
John Scheinkhoven
Will Paltzer
J. R. Palmqquist
Bern Menninga
Mary Jane
John van Ee
Ed. Schakel
Arleene
Peter Visser
Thelma Miedema
W. A. Young
Burbank, Calif
LAW OF Mankind
Ernest Crutcher
M.D
Los Angeles
Sunnyside Beauty Shop
New York City
Arico
Inecto Rapid Notox
Broadway
Jessie Sadler
Pall Parrot
Star Branco
Poll Parrot
Tysseling’s New Shoe Store
Reciows
Beaty
Mads In
Good Housekeeping
Ursesn Conronamons
Wills Ave
N.Y
Caos
Musical Gazette
Iowa
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